Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 34, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104413
Keywords
dynamic metal-ligand interactions; bistable displays; synergistic polymers; electrochromic mechanism; see-through devices
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [22075098, 21875087]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2021M691187, 2021T140257]
- Dingxin Scholar Program of Jilin University
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This paper proposes a new strategy for designing bistable electrochromic materials based on polymer-assisted dynamic metal-ligand coordination. Through sufficient characterization of the mechanism and materials, the optimization design of electrochromic displays was successfully achieved, resulting in good performance.
Bistable electrochromic materials are a promising alternative solution to reduce energy consumption in displays. Limited by the mechanism and lack of a design strategy, only a few electrochromic materials have truly been able achieve bistability. Herein, a novel strategy is proposed to design bistable electrochromic materials based on polymer-assisted dynamic metal-ligand coordination. The mechanism and materials of such unconventional electrochromic systems are proved by sufficient characterization. Synergistic stabilization of polymerized switchable dyes and the ionic ligand polymer are attracted to each other by supramolecular forces. The color states of the dye molecules are controlled and stabilized by valence changes of the metal ions. Meanwhile, through the polymerization of the electrochromic material and the nearby metal-ligand material, the metal ions of the electroinduced valence change are tightly fixed, and the related diffusion problem of the active EC component is also almost completely suppressed. This strategy successfully enables preparation of the corresponding transparent electrochromic displays with good performances, such as, the display information is clearly visible for more than 1.5 h without consuming energy. Furthermore, the new way of dynamic coordination or dissociation bistable displays could likely prosper the development of the electrochromic area and inspire other fields.
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